TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Inteobtjction. ... ... ... 1 



PART I. 



Chapter I. — The Alphabet. 



§ 1. The three alphabets in use. The Deva-Nagri Alphabet. ... 5 



§ 2. The Maithili Alphabet. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 3. The Kayathi Alphabet. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 4. Comparative Table of Alphabets. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 5. Vowels. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 6. The Vowel a. ... ... ib. 



§ 7. Quiescent Vowels, i, and when final. ... ... 6 



§ „ The Vowel a quiescent and medial. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 8. Graphic representation of quiescent Vowels, ... ... ib. 



§ 9. Pronunciation of ai. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 10. Anundsika and Anusvara. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 11. Consonants, ... ... ... 7 



§ 12. Pronunciation of na. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 13. Pronunciation of sTia. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 14. Pronunciation oi ha. ... ... ... 8 



PART II. 



NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, & PRONOUNS. 

 Chapter II. — Gender, Number, aito Case, 



§ 15. Gender and Number. ... ... ... 8 



§ IG. The eight eases. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 17. The Nominative case. ... ... ... ib. 



§18. The Accusative case. ... .... ... ib. 



§ 19. The Instrumental case. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 20. The Dative case. ... ... ... 9 



§ 21. The Ablative case. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 22. The Genitive case. ... ... ... ib. 



§ 23. The Locative case. ... ... ... ib, 



§ 21'. The Vocative case. Use of Interjections. ... ... 10 



